Bins

[colingr]

When out on the waves what spec of bins are recommended?

Is zoom useful?

I presume waterproof / floating is a good thing.

Is power better than wide angle?

etc etc

 

[Kipper]

I use the 99 quid compass ones. Waterproof and floating strap. but you get what you pay for so it depends on how good you want them to be and what you are using them for.

If that helps

 

[Skyva_2]

7x50 is the usual marine spec, and an integral compass is handy.

Zoom is not useful. The Compass ones get a lot of praise for £99, a floating neck strap is a good idea. After that the sky is the limit! I have Steiners, but I did not pay for them. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[gjgm]

have a think what you actually need them for.. I think the idea is mainly for bouy identification. Do you do much of that?!

 

[Anthony]

I 2nd (or was that 3rd'ed) the compass ones, perfect for the usual ad hoc use. Rather than spending many hundreds on a single pair I would rather buy 2 ok compass ones, in my opinion 2 people looking with 2 bins are more likly than one person with an expensive set to spot what u are looking for, esp on a pitching boat!

Anthony

 

[nonitoo]

Something to consider is the movement you experience on a small boat.

7x50 are the ideal for all round day/night use but might be too powerful to hold steady on a small craft.

Perhaps 6x30 may prove more useful there.

I cannot comment of the compass ones as I have not used them.

Tom

 

[colingr]

Thanks for the comments / observations. I take the point about movement on a small boat. Medium power and wide angle I think.

Cheers

 

[Searush]

I use a supermarkit placcy bag for my rubbish, oh, err, I see, not that sort of bin eh?